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Saturday, January 22, 1977, page 16 (of 24)

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Tropical plants wear icy leaves

From Page 1 Jim Landium, disaster director for the American Red Cross said they opened a shelter at South Dade High School Wednesday night but nobody showed up. "We had a war and nobody came," he said. "We opened the high school center for people who didn't have heat in their homes and mostly for migrants who had no warm place to sleep. But at 1 p.m. Thursday morning we turned the key and went home." ★ ★ ★ The City of South Miami also set up emergency shelter for the poor and the chilly. At least 25 people showed up Wednesday night at the Senior Citizens' Building, 6701 SW 62nd Ave. It was one of the few buildings in the city that had adequate heat. McDonalds donated hamburgers, french fries and coffee to feed the people and South Miami Hospital donated blankets to keep them warm. ★ ★ ★ And finally, watch out for falling iguanas. Experts on such matters say the reptiles have a clumsy habit of falling out of trees when it gets too cold. South Dade had some pretty cold fish, especially Wednesday night, local fisheries report. Statewide, Florida lost 90 percent of its domestic fish, but South Dade fared better, said Jack Roberts, president of the Florida Tropical Fish Farm Association. Angel's Hatchery, 10960 SW 95th St., made it through with temperature-controlled fish tanks. But Florida Fish Farms, 10000 SW 68th St., didn't have it so good. "Our loss was pretty heavy, reports owner Frank Roberts. "We had running water going through the tanks but we just couldn't keep up with the cold." Roberts doesn't know how many fish he has lost yet, and won't be totalling his damages for several days. "The fish are in a weakened condition and we may still lose more." ★ ★ ★ Tropical plants seem to have fared the worse during the cold snap, but Fairchild Tropical Gardens officials now believe they will have no major losses. "We had ice caked over plants in the nursery Wednesday and thought we had a 100 percent loss," says Crafton Clift, a horticulturist. "We may lose a lot of leaves, but feel extremely lucky that there won't be much twig loss. We might lose some of the very delicate tropical palms, though."

Youth Center offers adult dance classes

The Coral Gables Youth Center is offering modern dance classes for adults. The new semester will start Monday, Jan. 24 for day classes and Wednesday, Jan. 26 for evening classes. The beginner's class in modern dance is designed for those with very little or no dance experience. Emphasis will be on learning basic body mechanics and simple dance techniques. The intermediate class In modern dance is geared to dancers wishing to improve their skills and develop greater dance vocabulary in movement. For further information or registration please call the office at 445-8835.

SM city council waives setbacks for new library

By EDWIN KNIGHT Staff Writer The South Miami City Council Tuesday night, Jan. 18, passed legislation assuring Metro that the county will have clear sailing in its plans for construction of a new $500,000 branch library in downtown South Miami. The city council passed on final reading of an ordinance granting extensive setback variances for the library building, which will be built to the east of the South Miami city hall parking lot. Without the variances, the county would have had to redraw its plans, a costly and time-consuming process. With the variances, the county can use the original plans, relocate the building on the tract and issue bids for a contractor next month, according to Metro Library Director Edward Sintz. The city council donated nearly an acre to the county for the library's construction. With the available land, the county moved the South Miami branch library higher on the library system's priority list of branches to be constructed. Present plans now call for the county to ask for bids for the library in February, receive the bids in March and have the building under construction in March or April. It will take about nine months, or until about the first of 1978, for construction to be completed. The library will have adult and children's readings rooms and a meeting room for movies, art shows or lectures. In other action Tuesday night the council: Passed on final reading, an ordinance creating a special fund to be known as the City of South Miami Police Officers' Retirement Trust Fund. Passed on final reading, an ordinance changing the meeting dates of the city's planning board and reduced the mailing notice distance for property owners from 500 to 300 feet. Appointed Karen Chandler as the new deputy city clerk and commended Sarah Cadenhead for her service to the city as the former deputy city clerk. Appointed the CPA firm of Rowley & Hamilton as the independent auditors for the 1977-78 fiscal year. Accepted the bid of $15,985 from Mayo Construction Industries, Inc. for the complete replacement of the three-tier city hall roof.

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